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Drew Hanessian

Advisor at Tessara Wealth

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Location

Norfolk, VA

Credentials

CFP®, Series 65

Industry experience

4 years

About

Drew Hanessian is a CFP® with four years of industry experience currently affiliated with Ballast Point Financial Planning, LLC. His background includes service in the United States Navy from 2010 to 2018 and roles at JumpCrew, LLC before entering financial planning. He has been with Ballast Point since 2021 and also spent time at Columbia University in 2024. Ballast Point Financial Planning provides financial planning and investment management services to individual and high-net-worth clients, including young-to-mid-career professionals and business owners. The firm employs a largely passive investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, offering diversified portfolios with low-cost funds, tax efficiency, and both discretionary and non-discretionary management strategies.

Client services

Based on Tessara Wealth

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Based on Tessara Wealth

General retirement planning Cash flow / budgeting College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Tax-loss harvesting

Demographic focus

Based on Tessara Wealth

Women Professionals

Fee options

Fixed

One-time onboarding fee of $1,250 for individuals and $1,875 for couples for ongoing comprehensive financial planning

Project-based

Hourly financial planning offered at $350/hour

Other

Minimum fee: Minimum fee of $7,200/year for individuals and $9,600/year for couples for ongoing comprehensive financial planning Fee-only: Ongoing comprehensive financial planning fees starting at $7,200/year for individuals plus onboarding fee; hourly financial planning at $350/hour; educational seminars up to $10,000 per engagement

Location

Norfolk, VA

Most active in

California · Louisiana · Texas · Virginia

Work history

Columbia University

2024 - 2024 (1 year)

Ballast Point Financial Planning, LLC

2024 - Present (2 years)

Ballast Point Financial Planning, LLC

2023 - 2024 (1 year)

Ballast Point Financial Planning, LLC

2021 - 2023 (2 years)

Unemployed

2020 - 2021 (1 year)

JumpCrew, LLC

2018 - 2020 (2 years)

United States Navy

2010 - 2018 (8 years)

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Hampton, VA

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Norfolk, VA

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